What the Bible Actually Says about Judging Others

Despite common misconceptions - true love actually does cares enough to care. True loves does judge. True love is not apathetic. True love is not timid. True love does not allow sin to triumph over its object of love without a fight. True love doesn't walk past a person dying without trying to aid them. True love desires you to be in Heaven - not in Hell - and will sacrifice anything to get you there. Therefore, if you have people in your life who are not judging you, but are just letting you commit all types of immorality without telling you are wrong, and not encouraging you to do better, then what you have in your life are people who do not truly love you, or who do not know how to love you as they ought.

I‘m finding that more and more people are using phrases like ‘Don’t Judge Me’, ‘Judge not’, ‘Stop Judging and Love’, ‘Who am I to judge?’ or other similar ones these days. There is this mistaken idea today that judging is bad. This crowd would even dare say that it’s a teaching of Jesus that we shouldn’t judge each other.

The truth of the matter is that inasmuch as people say they don’t want to be judged or hear others being judged – what they are actually saying is that they don’t want to be held accountable for their actions. ‘Just accept my actions without holding me accountable for them’ is what they really want to say. Moreover, they don’t want to hear others judging others because they know eventually it will turn on them and, again, they don’t want to be held accountable.

Despite common misconceptions – true love actually does cares enough to care. True love does judge. True love is not apathetic. Love is not indifferent to sin. True love is not timid. True love does not allow sin to triumph over its object of love without a fight. True love doesn’t walk pass a person dying without trying to aid them. True love desires you to be in Heaven – not in Hell – and will sacrifice anything to get you there. Therefore, if you have people in your life who are not judging you, but are just letting you commit all types of immorality without telling you are wrong, and not encouraging you to do better, then what you have in your life are people who do not truly love you, or who do not know how to love you as they ought.

My best working definition of the type of judging that God permits is ‘telling others the truth about themselves’ – that’s it. We judge the ACTION, not the PERSON. Judging in love does not allow us to condemn or verbally abuse or tear anyone down. Judging in love is edifying – it’s the admonishment of our brothers and sisters that Saint Paul commanded us to do when he wrote, “We urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, cheer the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all. See that no one returns evil for evil; rather, always seek what is good [both] for each other and for all” (1 Thess. 5:14-15). Therefore, I firmly believe that to not judge is to not love.

Here is what the sacred Scriptures actually have to say about judging others:

THE NEW TESTAMENT:

“Stop judging by appearances, but judge justly.” (John 7:24)

“Simon said in reply, “The one, I suppose, whose larger debt was forgiven.” [Jesus] said to him, “You have judged rightly.”” (Luke 7:43)

“The spiritual person, however, can judge everything but is not subject to judgment* by anyone.” (1 Cor 2:15)

“Do you not know that the holy ones will judge the world? If the world is to be judged by you, are you unqualified for the lowest law courts? Do you not know that we will judge angels? Then why not everyday matters?” (1 Cor 6:2-3)

.MATTHEW 7:1-5 – most misquoted text {COMMENTS}
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. {Everyone will be judged by God. What this verse is saying is that if you don’t want others to judge you then don’t judge them. It doesn’t command you not to judge. See also Romans 2:1}

For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? {You can’t judge others if you are also guilty of what you are judging them}.

How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite {this is the audience here; a hypocrite is one not living what he is preaching}, remove the wooden beam from your eye first {the first person you want to judge is yourself and clean your own house first}; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye. {now that your house is clean you can judge someone else’s house}

JAMES 4:11-12 – SECOND most misquoted text {COMMENTS}
Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. Whoever speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. If you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save or to destroy. Who then are you to judge your neighbor? {Slander of a fellow Christian does not break just one commandment but makes mockery of the authority of law in general and therefore of God}

THE OLD TESTAMENT/HEBREW BIBLE:

“The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is right.” (Psalm 37:30)

“With my lips I recite all the judgments you have spoken.” (Psalm 119:13)

EZEKIEL 33:1-9 – The Prophet as a Watchman
The word of the LORD came to me:

Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: When I bring the sword against a land, if the people of that land select one of their number as a watchman for them, and the watchman sees the sword coming against the land, he should blow the trumpet to warn the people.

If they hear the trumpet but do not take the warning and a sword attacks and kills them, their blood will be on their own heads. They heard the trumpet blast but ignored the warning; their blood is on them. If they had heeded the warning, they could have escaped with their lives. If, however, the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the sword attacks and takes someone’s life, his life will be taken for his own sin, but I will hold the watchman responsible for his blood.

You, son of man — I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; when you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them for me. When I say to the wicked, “You wicked, you must die,” and you do not speak up to warn the wicked about their ways, they shall die in their sins, but I will hold you responsible for their blood. If, however, you warn the wicked to turn from their ways, but they do not, then they shall die in their sins, but you shall save your life.

David I wasn’t sure if I should post this but believe I should speak up. I really loved your article and shared it on facebook. I don’t know how, but one of the individuals below wrote the following, which appeared on my facebook page: So Kim, you’re keeping it in your arsenal to justify the way you look down on others. That’s great. Why not be judgmental of yourself? Encourage others instead of pointing out everything they do wrong, their faults, etc. This was unfortunately feels like a disrespect to my opinion and integrity on my page. I have not indicated the name, but I wanted to share this so that we can all to be mindful of our actions and words. I don’t even know the person, but they were so “offended” by opinion or beliefs that they chose to “correct” me by doing the very thing they accused me of. Be careful. Be blessed.

Yes Kim. I recently converted the comment system from Facebook comments to Disqus and on the old system that person made those comments and were able to appear on your wall. I agree with you, that she was guilty of what she was trying to accuse you of. smh Thank you again!

mikemike0221

I would have to totally disagree. What you are saying is that we should ignore and accept the wrong doings of others simply because we are all sinners. So when your child is caught stealing, you should accept that he is a thief, simply because you also sinned in your lifetime. Should you simply ignore your best judgement and marry a convicted murderer? The answer is no. As Mr. Gray points out, judgement must be passed on those that you love in order to turn them away from evil. That does not justify standing on a street corner and calling out the evils of all those who pass by.

Eileen Mechler

Do the spiritual works of mercy ring a bell everyone?
Admonish the sinner.
Counsel the doubtful
Instruct the ignorant
All of these require some degree of judgment, with love.

Hi everyone
I have come across this article doing research for a house group bible study and I would like to offer a perspective not mentioned here . When we bring someone to christ we are with pointing out that their way is not working and that the standard they fall short against is indeed gods and without gods mercy they will be judged by god . However , Although we are not to tolerate sin we need to look at christs example of the woman caught in adultery.Jesus said let him who is without sin cast the first stone in other words let him who is without any sin judge her and condemn her . Jesus was showing us his mercy and saying only if we have no sin are we fit to cast a stone or judge others . He is the only one who is able to judge and if he didnt judge her then who are we to judge. One day we will all be judged . All we can do is bring people to jesus and let the holy spirit do his work of convicting them . We can pray for them and support them but god ultimately changes people we cant change people by pointing out what they are doing wrong ..Most People are well aware they have done wrong and they dont need someone pointing it out . It is between them and God alone as one day they will stand before him . Dont focus on what sin is in others focus on what sin is in you that is what is meant when jesus says take the log from you own eye before trying to take the log from anothers.

Blessings

Brenda

His words to her were, ” to go and sin no more.” He had to have made a judgment that her behavior was wrong, or He would not have admonished her. I think you may be confusing judging another’s behavior and condemning the person for their behavior. As Christians, God’s Word tells us that we are to try the spirits. There is judgment in making that determination, but on the flip side, we must not condemn anyone. Think about children. Parents admonish or give instruction because of their great love for their children. Good judgment is mandatory. They make the judgment, and discipline or admonish their children by telling them what they are doing is wrong or unacceptable. I think Christians have an obligation to do the same thing. If I profess to be a follower of Christ, and yet my behavior is bringing shame to the Lord, wouldn’t it be to my advantage for someone to love me enough to not just sit silently and let me continue to disgrace the Lord. God is love personified, and any admonishment must be out of love and not condemnation. God only gives eternal life or condemnation. When you see me going astray, help me in love, and quickly. If I am serious about my love for God, I will love you and thank you for loving me enough to care. If I am insincere and playing around with God, I will probably hate you, and only God can turn that scenario around. Also, we have to fully accept and know that it is mandatory that we must love others as we love ourselves before God can equip us to admonish anyone. God clearly expects us to help each other here on earth. No one wants to hear that they are wrong, and it is so important to remember that wrong must only be determined based on Truth. Not our opinions, but Truth. Please let me know if my thinking is flawed. Thanks

Lydia Fernandez

I loved your explanation, this is exactly the way I see it, and believe it to be most true! God be with you!

Philippians 3:19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

Proverbs 23:20-21 Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.

Proverbs 23:2 And put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite..

Jessica

Does anyone remember John the baptist!? Um hello lol yes we are all sinners but there’s no reason why we should let it be known without taking a stand and doing something about it just as our disciples did in the bible. I don’t point out sin to make someone feel or look bad, I do it because its the truth and with the power of gods will that person can change, and I do it out of love. and in that case if we are all sinners then we are more likely to judge because we know of the sin.

As an agnostic, humanist, and naturalist, I am sure that you view me as the enemy. But I am actually a friend; a friend trying to rescue you; a friend trying to rescue you from a false belief system; a friend trying to rescue you from a cult.

Imagine that I am a friend or family member and imagine that I have joined a new belief system, a belief system that believes in black magic, witches, wizards, and evil goblins that have the power to control one’s brain. In this belief system I am taught that “the movement” is right, and everyone else is wrong, and not only wrong, but evil. I am told that all my friends and family who are not members of this belief system are incapable of seeing the truth because evil goblins control their minds and blind them to the “hidden” truth that only members can see. I am told not to listen to my non-member friends and family. I am told to obey and follow, without question, the teachings of our “error-free” holy book. I am told that the leaders of the movement have special, advanced training in “the truth” and therefore I should trust that they understand the truth better than I as a layperson ever can.

So what would you do if you really cared about me? Would you leave me in this cult without lifting a finger to rescue me? Would you refrain from criticizing my new belief system for fear of insulting me? I hope not.

What I hope you would do is this: You would try to expose me to information that would open my eyes to the delusion that my cult has convinced me to believe as absolute, unquestioned truth. You would ask me to read information that counters the supernatural claims of my cult. You would not let me live my entire life in this false, delusional belief system without making an effort to rescue me.

That is what I am attempting to do for you, friends. I am attempting to rescue you from a false belief system; a false belief system based on the powers of the supernatural; on the powers of MAGIC. You have been convinced that the world is controlled by magic.

Your magical belief system tells you that witches exist and have the power to call up the dead (I Samuel chapter 28). Your magical belief system teaches you that wizards can turn walking sticks into snakes (Exodus chapter 7). Your magical belief system teaches you that goblins (demons) can enter and possess large herds of pigs (Mark chapter 5) driving them to commit mass suicide. Your magical belief system tells you that blindness can be healed by rubbing mud and spit into someone’s eye sockets (John chapter 9).

This is not a rational, informed, belief system, friends. This is an ancient, scientifically ignorant, superstition. It is magic.

I once was a member of your cult. I know how you think. I know how your magical beliefs seem so real. But it is a delusion my friends. It isn’t real. If it were real we would still witness these fantastic, magical events occurring today…but we don’t, do we? Think about that: so many magical events allegedly occurred several thousand years ago, but you have never seen one single magical event occur in your lifetime, have you? And neither has any other rational, educated human being living today.

It is odd how magic never happens when there are television cameras, video recorders, cell phone cameras, tape recorders, or scientific observers to verify the claim. Think about that, friends.

Your “movement” has had 2,000 years to come up with every imaginable excuse and harmonization to explain why these alleged, ancient, supernatural events really did occur. But Hindus, Muslims, and Mormons can do the exact same thing for their supernatural claims. You may think that their excuses and harmonizations are nonsensical and easily falsifiable, but they think the same about yours!

Hi. I was you exactly 20 years ago. I had it all wrong and knew I had it all right. Proud, arrogant, and narcissist I was. Praying for you!

Matt

Hi David L. Gray,

90 Verses in the Bible say Jesus is not God

All four Gospels record Jesus as saying, “Blessed

are the peace-makers; they will be called sons of God.”

The word ‘son’ cannot be accepted literally because in the Bible, God
apparently addresses many of his chosen servants as ‘son’ and ‘sons.’ The
Hebrews believed God is One, and had neither wife nor children in any literal
sense. Therefore, it is obvious the expression ‘son of God’ merely meant
‘Servant of God’; one who, because of faithful service, was close and dear to
God as a son is to his father.

Christians who came from a Greek or Roman background, later misused this term.
In

their heritage, ‘son of God’ signified an incarnation of a god or someone born
of a physical union between male and female gods. This can be seen in Acts 14:
11-13, where we read that when Paul and Barnabas preached in a city of Turkey,
pagans claimed they were gods incarnate. They called Barnabas the Roman god
Zeus, and Paul the Roman god Hermes.

Furthermore, the New Testament Greek word translated as ‘son’ are ‘pias’ and
‘paida’ which mean ‘servant,’ or ‘son in the sense of servant.’ These are
translated to ‘son’ in reference to Jesus and ‘servant’ in reference to all
others in some translations of the Bible. So, consistent with other verses,
Jesus was merely saying that he is God’s servant.

Additional problems with Trinity

To a christian, God had to take human form to understand temptation and human
suffering, but the concept is not based on any clear words of Jesus. In

contrast, God does not need to be tempted and suffer in order to be able to
understand and forgive man’s sins, for He is the all knowing Creator of man.

This is expressed in the verse:

‘And the Lord said: ‘I have surely seen the affliction of My people that are in
Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; for I know
their pains.’ (Exodus 3:7)

God forgave sin before Jesus’ appearance, and He continues to forgive without
any assistance. When a believer sins, he may come before God in sincere

repentance to receive forgiveness. Indeed, the offer to humble oneself before
God and be saved is made to all humankind.

‘And there is no God else beside Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none
beside Me. Look to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God,
and there is none else.’ (Isaiah 45:21-22, Jonah 3:5-10)

Biblically, people can receive forgiveness of sins through sincere repentance
sought directly from God. This is true at all times and in all places.

There has never been a need for the so-called inter cessionary role Jesus plays
in attaining atonement. The facts speak for themselves. There is no truth to
the Christian belief that Jesus died for our sins and salvation

is only through Jesus. What about the salvation of people before Jesus? Jesus’
death brings neither atonement from sin, nor is it in any way a fulfillment of
biblical prophecy.

Christians claim that in the birth of Jesus, there occurred the miracle of the
incarnation of God in the form of a human being. To say that God became truly a
human

being invites a number of questions. Let us ask the following about the man-God
Jesus. What happened to his foreskin after his circumcision (Luke 2:21)?

Did it ascend to heaven, or did it decompose as with any human piece of flesh?

During his lifetime what happened to his hair, nails, and blood shed from
wounds? Did the cells of his body die as in ordinary human beings?

If his body did not function in a truly human way, he could not be truly human
as well as truly God. Yet, if his body functioned exactly in a human way, this
would nullify any claim to divinity. It would be impossible for any part of
God, even if incarnate, to decompose in any way and still be considered God.
The everlasting, one God, in whole or in part, does not die, disintegrate, or
decompose: ‘For I the Lord do not change.’ (Malachi 3:6)

Did Jesus’ flesh dwell in safety after his death?

Unless Jesus’ body never underwent ‘decay’ during his lifetime he could not be
God, but if it did not undergo ‘decay’ then he was not truly human.

Bible says that God is not man

‘God is not a man’ (Numbers 23:19)

‘For I am God, and not man’ (Hosea 11:9)

Jesus is called a man many times in the Bible

‘a man who has told you the truth’ (John 8:40)

‘Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and
signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves
know.’ (Acts 2:22)

‘He will judge the world in righteousness through a man whom He has appointed’
(Acts 17:31)

‘the man Christ Jesus’ (Tim. 2:5)

The Bible says that God is not a son of man

‘God is not a man nor a son of man’ (Numbers 23:19)

The Bible often calls Jesus ‘a son of man’ or ‘the son of man.’

‘so will the son of man be’ (Matthew 12:40)

‘For the son of man is going to come’ (Matthew 16:27)

‘until they see the son of man coming in His kingdom.’ (Matthew 28)

‘But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority’ (Mark 2:10)

‘because he is the son of man’ (John 5:27)

In the Hebrew scriptures, the ‘son of man’ is also used many times speaking of
people (Job 25:6; Psalm 80:17;

144:3; Ezekiel 2:1; 2:3; 2:6-8; 3:1-3).

Since God would not contradict Himself by first saying He is not the son of a
man, then becoming a human being who was called ‘the son of man’, he would not
have done so. Remember God is not the author of

confusion. Also, human beings, including Jesus, are called ‘son of man’
specifically to distinguish them from God, who is not a ‘son of man’ according
to the Bible.

The Bible says that Jesus denied he is God

Jesus spoke to a man who had called him ‘good,’ asking him, ‘Why do you call me
good? No one is good except God alone.’ (Luke 18:19)

And he said to him, ‘Why are you asking me about what is good? There is only
One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’
(Matthew 19:17)

Jesus did not teach people that he was God

If Jesus had been telling people that he was God, he would have complimented
the man. Instead, Jesus rebuked him, denying he was good, that is, Jesus

denied he was God.

The Bible says that God is greater than Jesus

‘My Father is greater than I’ (John 14:28)

‘My father is greater than all.’ (John 10:29)

Jesus can not be God if God is greater than him.

The Christian belief that the Father and son are equal is in direct contrast to
the clear words from Jesus.

Jesus never instructed his disciples to worship him

‘When you pray, say Our Father which art in heaven.’ (Luke 11:2)

‘In that day, you shall ask me nothing. Whatsoever

you ask of the Father in my name.’ (John 16:23)

‘The hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers

shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to
worship him.’ (John 4:23)

If Jesus was God, he would have sought worship for

himself

Since he didn’t, instead he sought worship for God in the heavens, therefore,
he was not God.

Jesus worshipped the only true God

‘that they might know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have
sent.’ (John 17:3)

‘he continued all night in prayer to God.’ (Luke 6:12)

‘Just as the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve’ (Matthew
20:28)

How did Jesus pray to God?

‘he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father’ (Matthew 26:39)

‘During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up

prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him
from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.’ (Hebrews 5:7)

Who was Jesus praying to when he fell on his face?

Was Jesus crying in tears to himself pleading to be saved from death? No man,
sane or insane, prays to himself! Surely the answer must be a resounding

‘No.’ Jesus was praying to ‘the only true God.’ Jesus was the servant of the

One Who sent him. Can there be a clearer proof that Jesus was not God?

The Quran confirms that Jesus called for the worship of

the Only True God:

“It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship

Him. This is a Way that is straight.” (Quran 3:51)

Disciples did not believe Jesus was God

The Acts of the Apostles in the Bible details the activity of the disciples
over a period of thirty years after Jesus was raised to heaven.

Throughout this period, they never referred to Jesus as God. For instance Peter
stood up with the eleven disciples and addressed a crowd saying:

‘Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a

man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did
among you through him, as you yourselves know.’ (Acts 2:22)

For Peter, Jesus was a servant of God (confirmed in Matthew 12:18)

‘The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his
servant Jesus.’ (Acts 3:13)

‘God raised up his servant’ (Acts 3:26)

When faced by opposition from the authorities, Peter said

‘We must obey God rather than men! The God of our fathers raised Jesus’ (Acts
5:29-30)

The disciples prayed to God just as they were commanded by Jesus in Luke 11:2,
and considered Jesus to be God’s servant.

‘they raised their voices together in prayer to

God. ‘Sovereign Lord,’ they said, ‘you made the heaven and the earth and the
sea, and everything in them.’ (Acts 4:24)

‘your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.’ (Acts 4:27)

‘of Your holy servant Jesus.’ (Acts 4:30)

‘I am indeed a servant of God.’ (Quran 19:30)

The Bible says that Jesus was God’s servant

‘Behold, My servant, whom I have chosen, in whom My soul is well pleased.’
(Matt 12:18) Since Jesus is God’s

servant, Jesus can not be God.

The Bible says that Jesus could not do anything by

himself

‘The son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees his Father

doing.’ (John 5:19)

‘I can of mine own self do nothing.’ (John 5:30)

The Bible says that Jesus did not consider himself equal

with God

and that God performed miracles through Jesus & Jesus was limited in what
he could do:

‘But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and

glorified God, who had given such authority to men.’ (Matt. 9:8)

‘a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God
performed through Him in your midst.’ (Acts 2:22)

‘he went about doing good and healing all who were

oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.’ (Acts 10:38)

If Christ was God, the Bible would simply say that Jesus

did the miracles himself without making reference to God. The fact that it was
God supplying the power for the miracles shows that God is greater than Jesus.

Also, Jesus was limited in performing miracles

One time when Jesus tried to heal a blind man, the man was not healed after the
first attempt, and Jesus had to try a second time (Mark 8:22-26).

Once a woman was healed of her incurable bleeding.

The woman came up behind him and touched his cloak, and she was immediately
healed. But Jesus had no idea who touched him:

‘At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from

him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ (Mark
5:30)

‘He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands

on a few sick people and heal them.’ (Mark 6:5)

Quite obviously, someone with such limitations can not be God. The power of
miracles was not within Jesus.

The Bible says that at times of weakness angels

strengthened Jesus

God ,however, does not need to be strengthened. Human need to be strengthened;

God does not because God is All-Powerful. If Jesus had to be strengthened, he
must not be God.

‘An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him – in the garden of
Gethsemane’ (Luke 22:43)

‘Then the devil left him; and behold, angels came and

began to minister to Him’ (Mark. 1:13)

‘And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and he was
with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to him.’ (Mark 1:13)

The Bible says that Jesus wanted God’s will to be done

‘not my will but Yours be done.’ (Luke 22:42)

‘I do not seek my own will, but the will of Him who sent

me.’ (John 5:30)

‘For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will,

but the will of Him that sent me.’ (John 6:38)

Are some members of the coequal Trinity subservient, and less than equal, to
other members? Even though they have different wills

(‘I do not seek my own will’), do they obey without question the others’
commands (‘the will of Him who sent me’)? Jesus admits to subordinating his own
distinct will, yet according to the Trinitarian doctrine they should

all have the same will. Should one of the triune partners have to forgo his own
will in favor of the will of another member of the Trinity? Should not they all
have the exact same will?

The Bible says Jesus regarded himself and God as two

‘I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father.’ (John
8:17-18:)

‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust

also in me.’ (John 14:1)

If Jesus was God, He would have not have regarded God’s testimony as separate
from his own.

The Bible says that Jesus is subordinate to God

‘Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head
of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.’ (1 Corinthians 11:3)

‘When he has done this, then the son himself will be made subject to him who
put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.’ (1 Corinthians 15:28)

Bible says that Jesus grew in wisdom & learning

But God is All Wise & does not need to learn: Jesus grew in wisdom, but God
is all wise ‘Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is
infinite.’

(Psalms 147:5)

‘And Jesus increased in wisdom.’ (Luke 2:52)

God does not need to learn, but Jesus learned: ‘Although

he was a son, he learned obedience’ (Heb. 5:8)

Jesus had limited knowledge, but god’s knowledge is

infinite. Since Jesus did not know, he was not all-knowing, and therefore, he
cannot be the God whose knowledge is all-encompassing.

‘No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the
son, but only the Father.’ (Mark

13:32)

Bible says that Jesus was tempted, but God cannot be

tempted

’tempted in every way – just as we are’ (Heb. 4:15)

‘for God cannot be tempted by evil’ (James 1:13)

Since God can not be tempted, but Jesus was, therefore, Jesus was not God.

Bible says that Jesus’ teachings were from God, not from

himself

‘So Jesus answered them and said, ‘My teaching is not mine, but His who sent
me.’ (John 7:16)

Jesus could not have said this if he were God because the doctrine would have
been his.

Bible says that Jesus died, but God cannot die

The Bible teaches that Jesus died. God cannot die. Romans 1:23 and other verses
say that God is immortal. Immortal means, ‘not subject to death.’ This term

applies only to God.

Bible says that Jesus lived because of God

‘I live because of the Father.’ (John 6:57)

Jesus cannot be God because he depended on God for his own existence.

Bible says that Jesus’ powers were given to him

‘All power is given unto me.’ (Matt 28:18)

God is all-powerful, no one gives God His powers, otherwise He would not be God

because He would be weak. Therefore, Jesus could not be God.

Bible says that Jesus was taught & commanded by God

‘As my Father hath taught me, I speak these things,’ (John 8:28)

‘The Father, who sent me, he gave me a commandment.’ (John 12:49)

‘I have kept my Father’s commandments.’ (John 15:10)

No one can teach God, otherwise God cannot be All-Knowing and would owe His
teacher. Since Jesus was taught and commanded by God,

Jesus cannot be God himself. The teacher and the student, the commander and the
commanded are not one.

Bible says that God made Jesus ‘Lord’!

‘God has made this Jesus both Lord and Christ.’ (Acts 2:36)

‘Lord’ is used in many ways in the Bible, and others beside God and Jesus are
called ‘Lord.’ For example:

1) property owners (Matt. 20:8)

2) heads of households (Mark 13:35)

3) slave owners (Matt. 10:24)

4) husbands (1 Pet. 3:6)

5) a son called his father Lord (Matt.

21:30)

6) the Roman Emperor was called Lord (Acts 25:26)

7) Roman authorities were called Lord (Matt. 27:63)

‘Lord’ is not the same as ‘God.’ ‘Lord’ (the Greek word

is kurios) is a masculine title of respect and nobility used many times in the
Bible. If Jesus was God, then for the Bible to say he was ‘made’ Lord would
make no sense.

Bible says that Jesus was lower than angels

‘But we do see him who was made for a little while lower than the angels,
namely, Jesus.’ (Hebrews 2:9)

God, the Creator of angels, can not be lower than His own creation, but Jesus
was. Therefore, Jesus was not God.

Bible says that Jesus called the Father ‘my God’

‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?’ (Matt.

27:46)

‘I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’ (John 20:17)

‘the temple of my God the name of my God the city of my

God comes down out of heaven from my God.’ (Rev. 3:12)

Jesus did not think of himself as God, instead Jesus’ God is the same as ours.

Bible says that God cannot be seen

But Jesus was seen by others ‘no man has seen God at any time.’ (John 1:18)

Bible says twice that Jesus was accused of being God

But he denied it: According to the Bible, on only two instances the Jews
opposed Jesus on the basis that he pretended to be God or equal with God. Had
Jesus, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, claimed to be God, he is
likely to have been opposed on this basis more frequently.

Because in these two instances, when charged, in the one case, with making
himself God, and in the other, with making himself equal with God, he denied
the charges. In reply to the charge of being an equal with God, he says
immediately:

‘The son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the

Father do’; and directly after ‘I can of mine own self do nothing.’ (John 5:19,
30)

In answer to the charge of making himself God, he appeals to the Jews in
substance thus: Your own Scriptures call Moses a god, and your magistrates
gods; I am surely not inferior to them, yet I did not call myself

God, but only the ‘son’ of God (John 10:34-36).

This is unlikely to have been Jesus’ actual response.

Hastings in ‘The Dictionary of the Bible’ says, ‘Whether Jesus used it of
himself is doubtful.’ Grolier’s encyclopedia, under the heading ‘Jesus Christ,’

says, ‘it is uncertain whether the Father/Son language (Mark 18:32; Matt.
11:25-27 par.; John passim) goes back to Jesus himself.’ A University of
Richmond

professor, Dr. Robert Alley, after considerable research into newly found
ancient documents concludes that:

‘The (Biblical) passages where Jesus talks about the Son

of God are later additions. what the church said about him. Such a claim of
deity for himself would not have been consistent with his entire lifestyle as
we can reconstruct. For the first three decades after Jesus’ death

Christianity continued as a sect within Judaism. The first three decades of the
existence of the church were within the synagogue. That would have been beyond
belief if they (the followers) had boldly proclaimed the deity of

Jesus.’

Assuming Jesus did say that he was ‘son’ of God.

What did it mean? We first need to know the language of his people, the
language of the Jews to whom he was speaking.

May God Bless You and Give You Guidance….Worship only one Almighty God
without partners…follow your Greatest Commandment…

First off, don’t come to my site and spam! I know you are excited that you think you’ve discovered some truth and want to share it, but don’t try that here, especially on an article that isn’t even about the divinity of Christ.

Second, you have nothing new here – I believe all that stuff you are typing when I was studying Islam.

Thirdly, you completely misunderstand the Catholic doctrine the Trinity. You are also far removed from the teaching of the fathers of the Church. You like sound like Arius and Nestorius. You’re preaching heresy. Perhaps, before you criticize something you should better understand it,so that you don’t sound like a fool. My email address is david@davidlgray.info if you want to dialogue about this.

Matt

Hi David L. Gray,
MIRACLES OF THE QURAN

Fourteen centuries ago, God sent down the Qur’an to mankind as a book of guidance. He called upon people to be guided to the truth by adhering to this book. From the day of its revelation to the day of judgement, this last divine book will remain the sole guide for humanity.

The matchless style of the Qur’an and the superior wisdom in it are definite evidence that it is the word of God. In addition, the Qur’an has many miraculous attributes proving that it is a revelation from God. One of these attributes is the fact that a number of scientific truths that we have only been able to uncover by the technology of the 20th century were stated in the
Qur’an 1,400 years ago.

However, the Qur’an is not a book of science, it is a book of Signs! Many scientific facts that are expressed in an extremely concise and profound manner in its verses have only been discovered with the technology of the 20th century. These facts could not have been known at the time of the Qur’an’s revelation, and this is still more proof that the Qur’an is the word of God.

In order to understand the scientific miracle of the Qur’an, we must first take a look at the level of science at the time when this holy book was revealed.

In the 7th century, when the Qur’an was revealed, Arab society had many superstitious and groundless beliefs where scientific issues were concerned.

Lacking the technology to examine the universe and nature, these early Arabs believed in legends inherited from past generations. They supposed, for example, that mountains supported the sky above. They believed that the earth was flat and that there were high mountains at its both ends. It was thought that these mountains were pillars that kept the vault of heaven high above.

However all these superstitious beliefs of Arab society were eliminated with the Qur’an. In Sura Sad, verse 2, it was said: “God is He who raised up the heavens without any support…”(The Qur’an, 38:2). This verse invalidated the belief that the sky remains above because of the mountains. In many other subjects, important facts were revealed at a time when no one could have known them. The Qur’an, which was revealed at a time when people knew very little about astronomy, physics, or biology, contains key facts on a variety of subjects such as the creation of the universe, the creation of the human being,
the structure of the atmosphere, and the delicate balances that make life on earth possible.

Been there. Studied that. The Qur’an and Muhammad are from Satan. The proof of my statement can be found in the fruit of Islam.

Matt

Hi David L. Gray,

Bible support terrorism and suicide killing of 3000 lives :
There are more than 200 words of Sword in Bible and none in AlQuran.

34″Do not think that I came to bring peace on
the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35″For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;… Matthew 10:34

Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves. (Numbers 31:17-18)

“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27)

Now the house was full of … about three thousand men and women … And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God .. strengthen me … that I may be
at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes … and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. Judges 16:27-30

Women Abused In Bible :

Women Shall Not Speak

“Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.” (I Corinthians 14:34-35)

Women’s Sorrow

“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” (Genesis 3:16)

Comment

Not only does the Woman get blamed for the Fall, but God decides to multiply her sorrow, plus, she must submit to her husband like a slave.

Rip Up Pregnant Women

“Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.” (Hosea 13:16)

“Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman.” (Eccles. 25:13)

Women in the Bible are considered evil

“Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die.” (Eccles. 25:22)

Wives, Submit Yourselves!

“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.” (Ephesians 5:22-24)

Wife Like Slaves ?

Stone The Woman!

“If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;” (Deuteronomy 22:22)

“Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.” (Deuteronomy 22:24)

Silence The Woman!

“Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.” (I Timothy 2:11-14)

Cut Off Her Hand!

“When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.” (Deuteronomy 25:11-12)

Female Births Get Penalty

“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.” (Leviticus 12:2)

“But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.” (Leviticus 12:5)

Raping And Killing

“Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives
ravished.” (Isaiah 13:15-16)

Birth of Woman Is A Loss

The Catholic Bible states explicitly that:

” The birth of a daughter is a loss” (Ecclesiasticus 22:3)

Woman Unclean for two weeks for giving birth to a female child as compared to seven days of a male child

“…If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days…but if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks…” (Leviticus 12:2-5)

May God Bless You and Give You Guidance…Worship only one Almighty God without partners…follow the Greatest Commandment..

No one picks up a book on brain surgery and then goes out to become a brain surgeon, but people pick up a bible and try to be theologians. So annoying! I almost hate the fact that everyone has a Bible, because people abuse it and don’t read it in light of the author and the actual Church who put the BIble together.

A few basic things sir. Just because the Old Testament records an event, it doesn’t mean God was pleased by it. Second, don’t miss the matriculation of Scripture – God brings His people along, just as a parent brings their child along. The entire point of the OT Law is that the Law can’t be kept – that the people can’t save themselves. They need a savior – they need a true lamb – they need God to become one of them to bridge the gap between what is holy and profane. This is why the coming of the messiah – the savior of the world was always prophesied and why Christ Jesus is the only person who fulfills those prophecies. Third, proof text as stupid. You have to read things in context of the intent of the author, the time in which it was written, his audience, the senses of Scripture, and the genre. Lastly, Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the law, so don’t throw up OT Law without putting it in context of Christ.

Again, if you want to have an intelligent conversation, just email me. You’ve afforded nothing new – nothing I haven’t already considered and resolved. You’re very basic!

Francine

Great reply, much easier to read than the thesis he wrote! lol I pray as well for lost souls.

Paradox

It goes without saying that, after you managed to horribly abuse two of the citations you made of the Bible, that I’m seriously less inclined to treat this with much weight.
But what really takes the cake is your entirely circular statement that no “rational, educated man today” believes in the supernatural. I guess the Ph.Ds are not rational or educated, and we have people with Ph.Ds in our ranks. As can be seen, it’s circular; anyone who does not fit your skeptical mold is not rational (implying you have a mangled understanding of the word), or educated (this word may have been twisted, too).
I can’t say anything more right now, without sounding overly disparaging.

THANK YOU! I get down right exhausted reading and hearing “do not judge” and then trying to explain it in context. I have saved your article and just plan on sharing it every time I hear or read “Do Not Judge.”

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